 Tompkins
County Administrative Policy Manual |
Section : 02-10 ADMINISTRATION |
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OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES
| Objective: | To ensure that outside employment does not interfere with the accomplishment of job duties by County employees. | Policy Number | 02-10 | |
| Reference:(Laws both state and local) | Effective Date | January 12, 1981 Modified: August 17, 1995; August 14, 2003 |
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| Policy Statement: | It is the intent of the County Legislature to have procedures in place that will ensure that employment of County employees in addition to their County jobs shall not interfere with the accomplishment of their County job duties. The County Attorney and the County Administrator are jointly authorized and directed to establish such procedures. |
Resolution # | 95-81; 06-189 |
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| Procedure: | Department | County Attorney |
General Procedures and Definition for all County Employees
Definition: "Outside Employment" is any paid or volunteer work not required as part of the duties of a County Position.
1. County employees shall not work for any other employer, including self-employment, during regular or sick time hours paid by the County.
2. Outside employment must not violate the Tompkins County Code of Ethics (see Policy 01-29, particularly regarding conflict of interest and use of County employment to generate business for outside employment).
3. Outside employment must not interfere with County employees' fulfilling the obligations of their position. Outside duties must not conflict with regularly scheduled work hours, as determined by the department head.
Additional Procedures and Definitions for Particular Employees
Sheriff's Department - details for policy on outside employment must be taken from the Agreement between the County of Tompkins and Tompkins County Deputy Sheriff's Association.
Attorneys Employed by the County:
Definitions: "Full-time attorney" means an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York, employed by the County of Tompkins and scheduled to work at least 35 hours per week.
"Pro bono" includes the following:
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Legal services to poor persons when rendered through a program of an organization that has as a purpose the provision of legal services to the poor. Whether a particular organization qualifies shall be determined by the County Attorney.
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Legal services, other than litigation services, to charitable, religious, civic, governmental, and educational institutions in matters in furtherance of their organizational purpose, where the payment of customary legal fees would significantly deplete the organization's economic resources or would be otherwise inappropriate.
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Activity, other than litigation, designed to increase the availability of legal services or otherwise improve the administration of justice when performed as part of a program of an established organization.
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Any other legal services performed for individuals or organizations without compensation.
1. A full-time
attorney employed by the County shall not engage in the practice of
law on behalf of individuals, corporations or other entities, whether
for compensation or pro bono, including services as an arbitrator, mediator,
or hearing officer, not required as part of the duties of such County
employment. Excluded from this prohibition is the practice of law on
behalf of entities associated with or supported by the County (such
as the Tompkins County Library) and entities in which the County participates
such as Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA) and Tompkins Consolidated
Area Transit (TCAT). Notwithstanding this, pro bono activities may be
conducted by full-time attorneys upon written authorization of the County
Attorney.
2. If the County Attorney is a full-time employee of the County, authorization
for the County Attorney to conduct pro bono activity shall be upon written
authorization from the Chair of the Legislature.
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